SaatchiSterling Rubys three dimensional structures engage with traditional considerations of sculpture being inherently relative to the human body: things which occupy real space (rather than paintings illusionary space) are experienced physically. Measured against minimalisms hallowed purity of the object, where form is asserted on a conceptual level, Rubys Kiss Trap Kismet is a radical convergence of the sublime and abject. Presented as a towering arch, Kiss Trap Kismet poses object as organism  primal, totemic, exuding a raw, animal power in its visceral aesthetic. Mounted on a graffitied plinth, Rubys sculpture teeters between instinctive revulsion and stounding beauty, drawing reference to contemporary ritual, aggression, and urban experience…

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